In the world of dietary requirements, allergies and food intolerances, the UK hospitality industry has come on leaps and bounds. Go back just 10 years and a restaurant would stand out for including an ‘N’ on the menu next to dishes containing nuts, while...
Employers are being asked for their views on how apprenticeships can be improved within the hospitality industry following the launch of the Government-led Richard Review last year.
Keith Richardson, the owner of Richardson Hotels, has revealed he expects to make a profit in the first full financial year of owning the Grosvenor hotel in Torquay which famously featured in Channel 4’s TV series The Hotel.
Spirit Pub Company has opened The George Belsize Park, a premium food pub which is thought to be a trial for a possible new concept for the Burton upon Trent-based group.
Planning permission has been granted for an ambitious scheme which will see the Crown & Greyhound pub in Dulwich Village refurbished and extended with the addition of a 20-bedroom boutique hotel.
Pubs and pub restaurants were badly affected by the snow and freezing temperatures last month as like-for-like sales for the entire eating out sector dropped by 3 per cent year on year.
The average price for a pint of real ale has passed the £3 point for the first time, according to new figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
The number of new jobs within hospitality is set to increase this year after 61 per cent of businesses surveyed about their plans said they expected to create new positions over the next 12 months.
Beds & Bars has opened Jake's Place, a craft beer bar specialising in American and Scottish beers and whiskies, on Edinburgh's Market Street and is considering opening other bars under a similar concept elsewhere in the UK.
Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has been put up for sale, as turnaround firm RCapital – which bought the business out of administration in 2007 – claims ‘it’s time to explore the next phase for the foodservice operator’.
Rossopomodoro, the Italian restaurant chain which stakes claim to spearheading the arrival of authentic Neapolitan pizza and pasta to the UK, has revealed ambitious plans to expand to up to 30 sites in London over the next five years.
National tourist board VisitBritain has today welcomed a ‘bumper February’ with the latest figures from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) showing a 14 per cent rise in the number of overseas visitors and a 9 per cent increase in spend.
With Restaurant magazine recently reporting on the capital’s booming pizza market, BigHospitality headed down to the final of Giropizza – the largest pizza competition in Europe – to get some key pieces of advice for UK operators looking to tap in on...
Following a strong set of sales results in 2012 for Italian restaurant chain Prezzo, chief executive Jonathan Kaye has reported a ‘good start’ to 2013 and is keen to expand the business along with the group’s Mexican concept, Chimichanga.
The head chef and co-owner of the 16-cover Artisan restaurant in Hessle has claimed that a Michelin star could have potentially changed the fate of the fine-dining restaurant which is now set to close at the end of the month.
The rising cost of food has forced restaurants and pubs to push up the price of dishes on their menus by 6 per cent over the last six months with the average price of a dish now up to £6.69 from £6.29
Two high-profile mobile pizza vendors are taking permanent premises in London, becoming the latest outfits to join the capital’s booming premium pizza market.
Oxfordshire-based pub operator Brakspear has opened its first managed pub in Henley-on-Thames and has said it is not ruling out operating further managed sites.
Foodservice businesses across the UK are being urged to take more responsibility for serving the right type of fish after a survey has found that seven per cent of cod and haddock sold in restaurants was actually another species.
The Ivy House pub in Southwark is set to reopen this summer after a co-operative group completed an acquisition of the venue which they successfully listed as a community asset under the Localism Act.
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has hailed the scrapping of the Beer Duty Escalator in last month’s Budget as ‘a new beginning’ for the British pub and brewing industries as the consumer group launches a month-long celebration of British community pubs.
The line-up for this year's Caffè Culture Show has been revealed and the focus will be on giving hospitality industry professionals business advice and practical tips on everything from perfecting a hot chocolate to raising beverage standards.
Hotels outside London have experienced revenue and profit growth for the first time since 2009 according to the latest UK Chain Hotels Market Review by market intelligence firm HotStats.
In spite of what is expected to be the coldest Easter since 1910, hotels, restaurants and pubs are gearing up for the ‘eggs-tended’ weekend with as over 2.5m Brits plan to take at least one overnight holiday trip here in the UK.
Italian restaurant group Carluccio's is celebrating a 'record year' after its annual results brought pre-tax profits of £6.8m, a 15 per cent rise on the previous year.
Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer, distiller and retailer, has revealed its profits jumped by 3.5 per cent in 2012 but has admitted difficult pub trading conditions are continuing and are making it difficult for the company to be 'too positive'...
In the third part of our special feature on non-alcoholic drinks, BigHospitality sat down with leading mixologist and bar owner Tony Conigliaro for an exclusive video on how to make money from mocktails and to discover some current trends and practical...
Cocktail bar group Be At One opens its first site outside London this week in Reading and is set to open up to 10 venues outside the capital as it looks to grow to 30 sites within three years.
The Bristol Thali Company is set to open its biggest restaurant to date this week with a view to expanding further and opening its first UK venue outside Bristol by the end of the year.
While there will inevitably be winners and losers from this year’s Budget announcement, the hospitality industry remains confident and defiant against a tough economic backdrop, with almost 50 per cent of businesses optimistic about the year ahead.
Frozen chicken specialist Plusfood has added four 'exotic' world flavours, including Mexican and Thai, to its range of chicken strips available to hospitality businesses.
Hospitality trade bodies and those representing tourism and airline firms have slammed the Government for failing to announce policies in this week's Budget which will help attract more tourists to the UK.
Now the dust has settled on George Osborne's fourth Budget speech, the race is on to identify the winners and losers from this year's announcements. BigHospitality has pored over the detail so you don't have to - our audio report contains...
In yesterday’s Budget announcement, George Osborne introduced a number of measures to ease the financial pressure on businesses, which will come as good news for the restaurant sector after a survey found that 79 per cent of F&B managers regularly...
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has said its growth strategy in Europe will focus on key cities as the company as a whole concentrates on its 'preferred brands' such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza.
Restaurant, hotel and pub owners will need to continue to train and develop their staff if they want to improve retention levels, says sector skills council People 1st with the release of its fourth State of the Nation report.
Venice Bakery, an established USA-based manufacturer of 'free from' thin and crusty pizza bases, has launched its gluten-free product in the UK at IFE 2013 under the name Venice Bakery UK.
Pubs across the UK can breathe a sigh of relief today as Chancellor George Osborne has cut a penny off the price of a pint of beer and scrapped the punitive Duty Escalator in his 2013 Budget announcement.
The Savoy hotel is embracing a more casual style of dining with the opening of Kaspar’s Seafood Bar and Grill on Thursday 2 May, in place of the short-lived River Restaurant.
Today, once again, the Chancellor will present a Budget which will be closely watched for signs of improvement in the economy or help for businesses, but with rumours swirling about the future of the beer duty escalator, hospitality industry professionals...
SUPER!NATURAL, a new 100 per cent pure and natural energy drink developed in the Scottish highlands, is being exhibited at IFE 2013 for the first time this week.
A website which helps conference and meeting organisers find venues easier has seen an increase in the number of hotels signing up to its service which its managing director believes is a sign of greater confidence in the meetings market.
It was known as the place to grab a pasty while watching the circus acts perform, a tick on a London tourist's destination list. But with a flurry of restaurant launches, most recently Keith McNally’s Balthazar, Covent Garden is once again a respected...
With English Tourism Week having kicked off on Saturday (16 March), Travelodge’s chief executive Grant Hearn has written to 106 MPs from the country’s key tourism constituencies to ask them to stand up in the House of Commons and ‘fight for the industry’.
Grant Hearn, Travelodge chief executive, has revealed the budget hotel company will open three more London hotels this year and is hoping to operate a further 145 in the capital over the next 15 years.
Food sales in managed pubs are outperforming the rest of the UK’s eating-out sector on the back of keen pricing, effective marketing and a broadening of their offering to appeal to a wider consumer-base.
A nationwide project is currently underway to help restaurants, pubs and hotels find more effective ways to recycle their unwanted food waste and help meet targets set by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon posted a ‘reasonable’ set of results for the half-year ending 27 January 2013, with the burden of what the Group calls ‘stealth taxes’ contributing to a drop of 2.7 per cent in its pre- tax profit to £34.8m.
